>2001 tank on older bikes picturee.

[Jenya]

I searched for quite some time for pictures of pre 2001 bikes with >2001 fuel tanks. I hardly found anything.

Can somebody point out some pictures of the setup?

Jenya

[beRto]

I searched for quite some time for pictures of pre 2001 bikes with >2001 fuel tanks. I hardly found anything.

Can somebody point out some pictures of the setup?

Jenya

Here's an '04 tank on an '89 (ben2go's bike):
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=41960.msg471372#msg471372

[simoniz]

I am about to put an '06 tank on my '89 pretty soon, I will take some pictures when I get it done.

[dgyver]

Here are a couple of my builds...

97 with an 04 tank:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/dgyver/97GS/97GSright02.jpg

92 with an 01 tank:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/dgyver/92GS/92GS064.jpg

[simoniz]

Finally, here are the pictures taken this afternoon. This is Yev's old gray tank on my '89. It fits right on, but makes the seat scrunch up a bit at the front, and I miss the cut outs on the front that let you get to full lock on the bars - now my hands get pinched against the tank. The new tank doesn't have the locating holes for the front of the side plastics either, but it snugs up pretty well. I like it - it also adds another new color to the bike !

[Tang]

what kind of front end is that simoniz

and yeah bike loooks good!

[simoniz]

Thanks Tang. 

Front end is off a GS550, the forks drop right in and they are air assisted too - well, you can add in some air pressure to make them stiffer, at least. The stock GS500 plastic fender won't fit them, but any metal 70's/80's GS one bolts on - I got the blue one off a GS850 for $5 on Ebay (it has a small bit of road rash on the leading edge, but so what).

[Danny500]

Simoniz, the only thing you need now is a chin spoiler and some sort of paint job. You have probably the most attractive pieces of the GS line on that bike... 1st gen rear clip, F series tank, 550 front end, 1st gen clip ons... Now if only they were all the same color... And maybe if you did the ol' F-headlight conversion.

Lol, looks killer I must say!

Dan

[simoniz]

What, respray it all to match and lose all the multi colored mongrel charm? Heresy! 

Seriously, thanks for the kind words Dan. I like it this way.....in those colors, I know it's my bike and it looks unique, and nobody is interested in stealing something so odd looking (at least, not yet).